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幅

hanging scroll, width

JLPTN2StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 1,000Strokes12

Readings

On'yomi

  • フク

Kun'yomi

  • はば

Meaning

幅 centers on the idea of lateral extent or a flat, spread-out surface: the width of something, or a hanging scroll that spreads across a wall.

Most common words using 幅

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  • 幅はば
    N3

    width; breadth

  • 大幅おおはば
    N2

    big; large; drastic; substantial

  • 幅広いはばひろい
    N1

    extensive; wide; broad

  • 増幅ぞうふく

    amplification

  • 肩幅かたはば

    shoulder width (breadth)

  • 全幅ぜんぷく

    full; wholehearted; utmost; all; every

  • 幅広はばびろ

    wide (e.g. belt, shoes, ribbon); broad

  • 振幅しんぷく

    amplitude (of vibration)

  • 幅員ふくいん

    width (of a road, bridge, etc.)

  • 歩幅ほはば

    (length of one's) step; stride; pace

  • 道幅みちはば

    width of a road

  • 走り幅跳びはしりはばとび

    long jump

  • 小幅こはば

    small; narrow

  • 拡幅かくふく

    widening (of a road)

  • 増幅器ぞうふくき

    amplifier

  • 川幅かわはば

    width of a river

  • 値幅ねはば

    price range or fluctuation

  • 幅跳びはばとび

    long jump; broad jump

  • 恰幅かっぷく

    large, broad-shouldered physique (esp. that of a middle-aged man); big build

  • 身幅みはば

    width of a garment

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Etymology

幅 combines 巾 (cloth) with 畐, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of fullness or spreading out, suggesting a piece of cloth that extends in width.

Meaning mnemonic

The left side 巾 is cloth, and the right side 畐 looks like a full container. Picture a bolt of cloth unrolled to its full width, like a hanging scroll spreading across a wall.

Reading mnemonic

For フク, imagine a wide hanging scroll with a picture of Mount Fuji (ふじ) on it: Fuji -> フク, and the scroll shows the mountain's full width.